Chennai, April 10 -- All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) general secretary and Leader of Opposition Edappadi K Palaniswami on Thursday dismissed controversy surrounding his remarks on DMK MP Kanimozhi, asserting that his statement was misinterpreted and that he merely spoke about her position.

"I did not say she is position less. What I said is, does she receive the respect she deserves within her own family? No. In M. Karunanidhi's family, status is given only to MK Stalin. Kanimozhi has not been given that status. That is the reality. I merely expressed that reality. I did not speak ill of anyone. I only stated that Kanimozhi has not been given her rightful place in that family," he told ANI.

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